Patents by Inventor Jia-Ren Chang

Jia-Ren Chang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11705104
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The reference microphone is configured to output a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The error microphone is configured to output an error signal by detecting the noise level during the operation of the electronic system. According to the wide-band noise signal, the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller calculates the narrow-band noises and the wide-band noises generated by the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module accordingly for providing a noise cancellation signal. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jia-Ren Chang, Ruey-Ching Shyu
  • Publication number: 20230197088
    Abstract: A processing method of a sound watermark and a sound watermark generating apparatus are provided. The method includes the following. A conversation-received sound signal sound signal is obtained by a sound receiver. A reflected sound signal is generated according to a virtual reflection condition and the conversation-received sound signal. A first watermark sound signal is generated according to a watermark identification code and the reflected sound signal. A second watermark sound signal is generated according to a sound signal distance value and the first watermark sound signal. An output watermark sound signal is generated by synthesizing the first watermark sound signal and the second watermark sound signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230142323
    Abstract: An identifying method of a sound watermark and a sound watermark identifying apparatus are provided. The method includes the following. A synthesized sound signal is received through a network. Noise interference transferred through the network in the synthesized sound signal is determined according to a reflection-cancelling sound signal. A coding threshold is determined according to the noise interference. A sound watermark signal in the synthesized sound signal is identified according to the coding threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230138678
    Abstract: A processing method of a sound watermark and a sound watermark processing apparatus are provided. In the method, an inserted position of a reference code in an initial watermark sequence is determined according to signal power of a main sound signal to generate an extended watermark sequence. The main sound signal and the extended watermark sequence are synthesized to generate a watermark-embedded sound signal. In this way, noise interference may be overcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11641545
    Abstract: A conference terminal and a feedback suppression method are provided. In the method, a transmitting sound signal is divided into sub sound signals of multiple frequency bands. Different sub sound signals correspond to different frequency bands. An interfered frequency band corresponding to the howling interference is detected according to the sub sound signals of those frequency bands. The power of the sub sound signal of the interfered frequency band increases along with time. The interfered frequency band is affected by the howling interference. An interference direction is determined according to multiple input sound signals received by the microphone array and merely pass through the interfered frequency band. A sound from the interference direction leads to the howling interference. A beam pattern of the microphone array is determined according to the interference direction. The gain of the beam pattern in the interference direction is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11636844
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for audio signal processing evaluation are provided. The audio signal processing is performed on a synthesized audio signal to generate a processed audio signal. The synthesized audio signal is generated by adding a secondary signal into a master signal. The master signal is merely a speech signal. The signal processing is related to removing the secondary signal from the synthesized audio signal. The sound characteristics of the processed audio signal and the master signal are obtained, respectively. The sound characteristics include text content, and the text content is generated by performing speech-to-text on the processed audio signal and the master signal. The audio signal processing is evaluated according to the compared result between the sound characteristics of the processed audio signal and the master signal. The compared result includes the correctness of the text content of the processed audio signal relative to the master signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 11631391
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The reference microphone outputs a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The error microphone outputs an error signal by detecting the noise level of the electronic system. According to the wide-band noise signal, the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller provides a speaker control signal by calculating narrow-band and wide-band noises of the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module to provide a noise cancellation signal which is adjusted according to the wind pressure under the current fan speed of the fan module. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises in the electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Ruey-Ching Shyu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230071695
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, a reference microphone, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The reference microphone is configured to output a wide-band noise signal associated with the operation of the fan module. The error microphone is configured to output an error signal by detecting the noise level during the operation of the electronic system. According to the wide-band noise signal, the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller calculates the narrow-band noises and the wide-band noises generated by the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module accordingly for providing a noise cancellation signal. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jia-Ren Chang, Ruey-Ching Shyu
  • Publication number: 20230069213
    Abstract: A conference terminal and a feedback suppression method are provided. In the method, a transmitting sound signal is divided into sub sound signals of multiple frequency bands. Different sub sound signals correspond to different frequency bands. An interfered frequency band corresponding to the howling interference is detected according to the sub sound signals of those frequency bands. The power of the sub sound signal of the interfered frequency band increases along with time. The interfered frequency band is affected by the howling interference. An interference direction is determined according to multiple input sound signals received by the microphone array and merely pass through the interfered frequency band. A sound from the interference direction leads to the howling interference. A beam pattern of the microphone array is determined according to the interference direction. The gain of the beam pattern in the interference direction is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230058981
    Abstract: A conference terminal and an echo cancellation method for a conference are provided. In the echo cancellation method, a synthetic speech signal is received. The synthetic speech signal includes a user speech signal of a speaking party corresponding to a first conference terminal of multiple conference terminals and an audio watermark signal corresponding to the first conference terminal. One or more delay times corresponding to the audio watermark signal are detected in a received audio signal. The received audio signal is recorded through a sound receiver of a second conference terminal of the conference terminals. An echo in the received audio signal is canceled according to the delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230030369
    Abstract: A processing method of sound watermark and a sound watermark generating apparatus are provided. In the method, a call reception sound signal is obtained by a sound receiver. A reflection sound signal is generated according to a virtual reflection condition and the call reception sound signal. The reflection sound signal is a sound signal obtained by simulating a sound output by the sound source, then being reflected by the external object, and being further recorded by the sound receiver. The phase of the reflection sound signal is shifted according to a watermark indication code to generate a sound watermark signal. The sound watermark signal includes the reflection sound signal with the phase shift. Accordingly, at the receiver end, the sound watermark signal via the feedback path could be eliminated by echo cancellation, and the sound watermark signal would not affect the speech signal on the call transmission path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230019841
    Abstract: A processing method of a sound watermark and a speech communication system are provided. Multiple sinewave signals are generated. Frequencies of the sinewave signals are different from each other, and the sinewave signals belong to a high-frequency sound signal. A watermark pattern is mapped into a time-frequency diagram, to form a watermark sound signal. Two dimensions of the watermark pattern in a two-dimensional coordinate system respectively correspond to a time axis and a frequency axis in the time-frequency diagram. Each of multiple audio frames on the time axis corresponds to the sinewave signals with different frequencies on the frequency axis. A speech signal and the watermark sound signal are synthesized in a time domain to generate a watermark-embedded signal. Accordingly, a sound watermark may be embedded in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20230008436
    Abstract: A speaker module includes a casing and a speaker unit. The casing has a sound outlet. The speaker unit is arranged in the casing, the speaker unit and the sound outlet are arranged along a transverse axis, and the speaker unit includes a bearing base, a first speaker assembly, and a second speaker assembly. The first and second speaker assemblies are disposed on the bearing base. The first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly are symmetrical relative to the bearing base. A first sound cavity is formed between the casing and the first speaker assembly, a second sound cavity is formed between the casing and the second speaker assembly, the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity are communicated with the sound outlet, and the first sound cavity and the second sound cavity have the same size and are symmetrical relative to the bearing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Jia-Ren CHANG, Ruey-Ching SHYU
  • Patent number: 11545125
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a fan module, an embedded controller, an error microphone, an active noise cancellation controller, and a micro speaker module. The error microphone is configured to output an error signal by detecting the noise level during the operation of the electronic system. According to the error signal and the fan information provided by the embedded controller, the active noise cancellation controller calculates the narrow-band noises associated with the actual single-blade fundamental frequency noise and the actual BPF fundamental frequency noise generated by the fan module, and drives the micro speaker module accordingly for providing a noise cancellation signal. The error signal may be reduced to zero by adaptively adjusting the noise cancellation signal for canceling the noises generated during the operation of the electronic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jia-Ren Chang, Ruey-Ching Shyu
  • Patent number: 11540051
    Abstract: A two-channel balance method and an electronic device using the same are provided. The two-channel balance method includes the following steps. A gain-frequency information of a two-channel signal is adjusted. A sampling delay information of the two-channel signal is calculated according to a distance information among a sound receiving unit, a left speaker unit and a right speaker unit. A forward test audio file or a surround test audio file is generated according to the sampling delay information. A phase offset information is estimated according to at least the forward test audio file or the surround test audio file. A phase offset direction information is determined. A phase information of the two-channel signal is adjusted according to the phase offset information and the phase offset direction information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20220406317
    Abstract: A conference terminal and an embedding method of audio watermarks are provided. In the method, a first speech signal and a first audio watermark signal are received respectively. The first speech signal relates to a speaker corresponding to another conference terminal, and the first audio watermark signal corresponds to the another conference terminal. The first speech signal is assigned to a host path to output a second speech signal. The first audio watermark signal is assigned to an offload path to output a second audio watermark signal. The host path provides more digital signal processing (DSP) effects than the offload path. The second speech signal and the second audio watermark signal are synthesized to output a synthesized audio signal. The synthesized audio signal is adapted for audio playback. A completed audio watermark signal is outputted accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20220394388
    Abstract: A speaker includes a supporting base, a first speaker assembly and a second speaker assembly. The first speaker assembly includes a first magnet, a first coil and a first diaphragm. The first magnet is disposed on the carrier. The first coil is configured to interact with the first magnet. The first diaphragm is connected to the first coil. The second speaker assembly includes a second magnet, a second coil and a second diaphragm. The second magnet is disposed on the carrier. The second coil is configured to interact with the second magnet. The second diaphragm is connected to the second coil. The first speaker assembly and the second speaker assembly are symmetrical relative to the carrier such that, in operation, the magnitudes of the displacement of the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm are the same, but the directions of the displacement are opposite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Jia-Ren CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220343889
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for audio signal processing selection are provided. In the method, multiple audio signal processing operations are performed on a synthesized audio signal to generate multiple processed audio signals, the audio signal processing operations are evaluated according to the comparison results between the processed audio signals and the primary signal, and the audio signal processing operation corresponding to a designated application and the designated audio output mode is selected according to the evaluation result of the audio signal processing operations. The synthesized audio signal is generated by adding a secondary signal into a primary signal. The signal processing is related to remove the secondary signal from the synthesized audio signal. Those processed audio signals are used by the designated application at the designated audio output mode. The comparison result is related to signal similarity. The evaluation result is related to the highest signal similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Ming-Chun Fang
  • Publication number: 20220208171
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for audio signal processing evaluation are provided. The audio signal processing is performed on a synthesized audio signal to generate a processed audio signal. The synthesized audio signal is generated by adding a secondary signal into a master signal. The master signal is merely a speech signal. The signal processing is related to removing the secondary signal from the synthesized audio signal. The sound characteristics of the processed audio signal and the master signal are obtained, respectively. The sound characteristics include text content, and the text content is generated by performing speech-to-text on the processed audio signal and the master signal. The audio signal processing is evaluated according to the compared result between the sound characteristics of the processed audio signal and the master signal. The compared result includes the correctness of the text content of the processed audio signal relative to the master signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Publication number: 20220141341
    Abstract: A conference terminal and a multi-device coordinating method for the conference are provided. In the method, multiple conference terminals are allocated to a plurality of areas according to location relationship. Each area includes one or more conference terminals that are close in the location relationship. An input sound signal is obtained from picking up a sound by the conference terminal in each area. The input sound signal of the one or more conference terminals in a first area among the areas is allocated to the one or more conference terminals in a second area among the areas to be played. The input sound signal obtained from picking up the sound by the conference terminal in each area is not played by any conference terminal in the same area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng, Chao-Kuang Yang